Philips Cares Celebrates National Family Caregivers Month with Helpful App

Sponsored National Family Caregivers Month which runs all of November is our day, so fellow caregivers, let’s celebrate! According to AARP, we are 40 million strong, so we deserve it. This campaign, themed #BeCareCurious, focuses on recognizing the sacrifice of family caregivers while it emphasizes those sometimes, hard-earned rewards. Philips is joining in this recognition, as well. The company has been involved in family caregiving though their Philips Lifeline personal alert service, but is now expanding to provide even more help through their new app, Philips Cares. This is a place where subscribers can organize care circles that include family and friends as well as stay on top of their older adult’s current health situation and changing needs. These are all important aspects of being a caregiver. Any product that makes our administration tasks easier is welcome because it helps us be better caregivers while also taking care of ourselves. I know how daunting caregiving can be because I lived it for two decades as I provided care for a total of seven older adults. Keeping tabs on everyone was a huge challenge. I used the technology available at the time, which was incredibly valuable, but I’m delighted to see these improvements because I know how much it all can help smooth our path. The first person who needed my daily attention was my neighbor, Joe, who was recently widowed. Since he was 100 percent deaf, we needed to find a way to communicate, which was very low ...
Source: Minding Our Elders - Category: Geriatrics Authors: Source Type: blogs